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    Trustworthy food - by frog



    You can normally tell a substance has become less food and more controversy when it acquires a name such as MON863.  That’s the moniker of one of Monsanto’s genetically modified varieties of maize. It struck controversy last year when an independent French study showed that, despite it being approved for human consumption in 2006, it [...] read more
    October 10, 2008 11:34 am - No Comments
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    Too many reports, not enough action on the ETS - by frog



    While the select committee struggles through the deluge of submissions on the ETS, the rest of us who are interested are forced to wade through the plethora of reports released this week in honour of our first serious attempt to tackle CO2 emissions. The report card? Not so good. The one thing that all the [...] read more
    May 2, 2008 2:39 pm - 5 Comments